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What Employers Need to Know About the New Workplace Violence Prevention Standards

By Michael A. Pearlson, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Roland Juarez, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Nov 17, 2023 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 28, 2023

On September 30, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 553, creating new workplace violence prevention standards in California. The law consists of the first general industry workplace violence prevention requirement in the United States. Under the law—specifically Labor Code Section 6401.9—California employers must implement workplace violence prevention plans tailored to their specific workplaces. […]

How Virtual Primary Care is Changing Healthcare

By Wayne Jenkins, Centivo May 17, 2023 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: May 24, 2023

Just about all employers and brokers agree the health plan industry needs an overhaul. That’s one of the clear takeaways from Centivo’s late 2022 Employer & Broker Health Plan Trends Survey. Exactly how to make change happen, however, is where these groups somewhat disconnect: We found that far more employers are open to innovative ideas […]

Generative AI Prompts for L&D Pros

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Jul 18, 2023 Learning & Development

Updated: Jul 19, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots—or generative AI—have rapidly transitioned from science fiction to trendy novelties to genuinely useful tools within a few short decades. Today, AI chatbots have become ubiquitous in our homes, the businesses we frequent, and countless other aspects of daily life. Professionals across various industries are exploring how AI chatbots can simplify their […]

What Coworker Behavior Annoys You Most?

By Melissa Morse Jan 31, 2017 HR Strange But True

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Let’s face it, we all can’t be C-suite executives with a private, corner office. Most of us may work in cubicles or shared spaces and with that being said, working around other people for 40 hours a week may get on your nerves. So, what coworker behaviors annoy you the most? A recent survey from […]

Is Sloth the Worst Compensation Sin?

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Feb 14, 2013 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Feb 14, 2013

[Go here for sins 1 to 4 and a bonus sin] Sin 5. Envy Envy makes managers do things that aren’t appropriate for the company. For example: Empire building. Trying to add more positions that aren’t important for the company to achieve its goals. Copycatting. The other department head has a French-speaking assistant; I want […]

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What Is Employee Social Health?

By Bridget Miller, Contributing Editor Jul 20, 2020 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 20, 2020

Have you heard the term “social health”? It encompasses the types of interactions people need to thrive socially. Regardless of how introverted or extroverted a person is, each of us needs some form of positive social interaction with other people. At the workplace, these interactions occur through communications, actions, and behaviors toward and with coworkers […]

2015 Holiday Survey Results

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jan 18, 2016 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 3, 2016

BLR® recently concluded a survey that sought to answer the basic question: how do you handle the holidays in the workplace? Today we’ll take a look at the results. Thanksgiving When asked which days would be paid holidays for their employees at Thanksgiving in 2015, 92.1% of survey participants indicated that Thanksgiving Day would be […]

When Supervisors Must Step Aside and Defer to HR

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jun 19, 2013 Learning & Development

Updated: Jun 19, 2013

In yesterday’s Advisor, attorney Mark Schickman helped us understand when supervisors must defer to HR. Today, when supervisor must stay out, plus an introduction to the “50×50” (50 Employment Laws in 50 States), the unique guide for employers with operations in more than one state. We want our supervisors to manage and participate, but there […]

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Restated Preapproved DB Plans Learn from DC IRS Amendment Cycle

By Paul Protos, Contributing Editor Apr 4, 2018 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Apr 4, 2018

Defined benefit (DB) retirement plan sponsors with restated preapproved plan documents that were part of the latest Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 6-year remedial amendment cycle can benefit from some of the lessons learned by other sponsors that have completed the defined contribution (DC) cycle.